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Learn about Japan s aviation history

Built in the Tokorozawa where there�s Japan�s first airfield, the museum displays an array of aircrafts and engines. Experience excitement of the flight simulation and visit the surrounding Tokorozawa Aviation Memorial Park and tea house.

Canteen KADOKAWA�s signature curry rice plate

An image of the Bookshelf Theater in Kodokawa Culture Museum ©KENGO KUMA & ASSOCIATES ©KAJIMA CORPORATION

Tokorozawa Sakura Town

Tokorozawa Aviation Museum

Japan s Largest Pop-Culture Hub

Musashino Reiwa Shrine is the first stop in the Japan�s 88-Site Anime Pilgrimage

The ceiling mural in the temple hall is by Amano Yoshitaka, who worked on the Final Fantasy series

Tokorozawa Tourist Information Center and Product Promotion Center

Get your hands on some Tokorozawa goods Next to Tokorozawa Sakura Town, the center distributes tourism information and showcases the local products and gourmet delights.

*Opening May 2021.

16-min walk from Higashi-Tokorozawa Station on the JR Musashino Line 143-3 Matsugo, Tokorozawa-shi, Saitama Hours

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During the end of Kamakura Period (11851333), the loyalist commander Nitta Yoshisada visited this historical temple and prayed for victory before marching into Kamakura. Today, worshippers from afar travel here to seek blessings. There are many cultural treasures including the wooden thousand-armed kannon statue, protected by Tokorozawa city.

This is the only museum in Japan where visitors can get a close view of Noh masks used in Japanese classical performances, including those made by the famous Noh mask artisan Fukuyama Gensei. With some luck, you might even get the chance to see Noh masks in the making.

Thousand-armed kannon statues safeguarding Tokorozawa

7-min walk from Seibukyūjō-mae Station on the Sayama Line or Yamaguchi Line 2203 Kamiyamaguchi, Tokorozawa-shi, Saitama

Enter the world of Noh

The first and third Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the month 11am-4pm 300 yen 15-min walk from Tokorozawa Station on the Shinjuku Line or Ikebukuro Line 7-11 Nishiarai, Tokorozawa-shi, Saitama

Experience Japan s traditional culture in a private old farmhouse

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Tokorozawa Sakura Town hosts a variety of shops and exhibition spaces

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Saishoutei Tea house 10am-4pm Right next to Kōkū-kōen Station on the Shinjuku Line 1-13 Namiki, Tokorozawa-shi, Saitama (in the Tokorozawa Aviation Memorial Park)

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With a stunning exterior composed of 20,000 individual granite plates, the 40-meter tall Kadokawa Culture Museum reflects the rising land of Musashino Plateau. The stone monolith has five floors, with the first floor being a space that regularly hosts theme-based exhibitions

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Tokorozawa Sakura Town is both Japan�s largest pop-culture hub and the focal point of the COOL JAPAN FOREST project, an initiative between Tokorozawa City and KADOKAWA Corporation. The complex features several attractions and eateries, including Kadokawa Culture Museum, a building designed by renowned Japanese architect Kuma Kengo, Musashino Reiwa Shrine, a branch shrine of Tokyo Daijingu Shrine, anime-themed lodging EJ Anime Hotel and a cafeteria, Canteen KADOKAWA, that stemmed from the staff cafe at KADOKAWA. You could not only enjoy the gourmet but also have fun all the day here.

Canteen KADOKAWA uses locally-grown vegetables and changes the menu every week

9:30am-5pm (last entry 4:30pm) 520 yen for adults, 100 yen for middle school students and under

Yamaguchi Kannon (Konjo-in)

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A total of 28 LED-illuminated manholes, featuring illustrations of characters from popular anime and manga, decorate the street from Higashi-Tokorozawa Station and Tokorozawa Sakura Town

and a library filled with comic books and light novels published by KADOKAWA. The second floor is home to a café and a shop. Additionally, the third floor has the EJ Anime Museum. Meanwhile, the 8-meter tall Bookshelf Theater is on the fourth and fifth floors. The asymmetrical bookshelves, designed to resemble the irregular flow of thinking of humankind, can accommodate as many as 50,000 books, creating an enchanting fantasy ambiance.

Visitors can encounter the perfect harmony between the old and the new at every corner of Tokorozawa Sakura Town. These innovative creations exemplify just how multi-faceted and charming Tokorozawa is.

Business hours may vary Take the bus from Tokorozawa Station East Exit (Shinjuku Line and Ikebukuro Line) or transfer at Akitsu Station (Ikebukuro Line) to Higashi-Tokrozawa Sation (JR Musashino Line) and 10-min walk 3-31-3 Wada, Higashi-Tokorozawa, Tokorozawa-shi, Saitama

Grand Emio Tokorozawa

Your one-stop shopping and gourmet destination

Grand Emio Tokorozawa, connected to Tokorozawa Station, reopened in September 2020 feature various domestic and international fashion brands and restaurants. Some shops offer tax-free service. An airport shuttle connects to Narita International Airport.

【shops】10am-9pm【restaurants on the 3rd floor】11am-10:30pm *Business hours vary between stores.

Directly connected to Tokozawa Station on the Shinjuku Line and Ikebukuro Line 1-14-5 Kusunoki-dai, Tokorozawa-shi, Saitama

Corot, a unique collaboration of Japanese traditional house and farmhouse, allows visitors to sit around the hearth, be fascinated by traditional architectural craftsmanship, as well as experience the fun of harvesting crops.

15-min walk from Shimo-Yamaguchi Station or Seibukyūjō-mae Station on the Sayama Line 2040 Yamaguchi, Tokorozawa-shi, Saitama

Totoro s Forest

Step into Tokorozawa s natural woodland

The Sayama Hills is a vast area o f g r e e n s t h a t e n co m p a s s e s woodlands, Lake Sayama, L a k e Ta m a , a n d m a n y o t h e r natural attractions. The Totoro Fo u n d at i o n , w h i c h s e t u p to protect the forest landscape and ecosystem, acquired the area and gave it the name Totoro�s Forest.

Visitors are urged to follow the trail devised by the foundation and immerse in the natural beauty of Tokorozawa. www.totoro.or.jp/english.html

Totoro�s Forest

Kurosuke�s House

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Encounter Tokorozawa s Culture and History

Tokorozawa in the Present

Tokorozawa Aviation Museum

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Access by train About 21 minutes by express train

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About 34 minutes by express train About 23 minutes by express train About 69 minutes by the fastest train

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Event Calendar Spring

Late March Cherry blossom viewing at Tokorozawa Aviation Memorial Park Light up Cherry blossom viewing at Azumagawa River Late March and early April Cherry blossom in Konsenji Temple Early April Citizen Culture Fair Late April Tokorozawa Shincha (new tea) Festival 1 May Tamonin Temple Tora (tiger) Festival A Sunday around mid-May Sengoku (warring states) Taki-no-shiro Festival

Summer

June Tokorozawa Shinmeisha Shrine Ningyo Kuyosai (Doll Memorial Celebration) Mid-July Tokorosawa Andon rouka Sunflower in Mikajima

Autumn

Tokorozawa Festival

The second Sunday of October Tokorozawa Festival The last weekend of October Tokorozawa Citizen Festival

Winter

Early December Tokorozawa City Marathon

Tokorozawa Shincha (new tea) Festival

Mid-December Find Santa Event

Light up Cherry blossom viewing at Azumagawa River

January Tokorozawa Shinmeisha Shrine Kumade-ichi

Tokorozawa Shinmeisha Shrine Kumade-ichi

Published by Commerce & Tourism Section, Tokorozawa City Address: 1-1-1 Namiki, Tokorozawa-shi, Saitama Telephone: +81-(0)4-2998-9155 URL: www.city.tokorozawa.saitama.jp(Japanese)

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